It Doesn't Take a Nobel Laureate to See What's Goin' on Here! (but it helps...)

In his op-ed piece for the New York Times, economist Paul Krugman hits the nail on the head about the importance of what is happening in Wisconsin.  He highlights the importance of the institution of unions to counteract the political power of big money and how what is playing out in Wisconsin is more of a power grab, hence the unwillingness to compromise, than a balancing of a budget.